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If would like to purchase a meal plan or if you would like to make a change to the plan you have already selected, please visit the Eagle Access card office located on the lower level of UC West. If you have a question about the meal plans offered, please call our main office on campus at (812) 464-1859 or E-mail us.   

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For students who prefer to eat every day of the week in The Loft and flexibility for retail dining at their leisure. REQUIRED FOR THOSE LIVING IN RESIDENCE HALLS

Red Eagle   14 meals per week in The Loft. Up to (3) meals can be used per day - Your choice of Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or the option of exchanging meals for select combos on weekdays at Eagle Bistro 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., and at Eagle Eats, Chick-fil-A, Sub Connection, and the Eagle Express convenience store after 7:00 p.m (Weekends after 3:00 p.m). 

$450 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free.

Price: $2,616.00

White Eagle   

11 meals per week in The Loft. Up to (3) meals can be used per day - Your choice of: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or the option of exchanging meals for select combos on weekdays at Eagle Bistro 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., and at Eagle Eats, Chick-fil-A, Sub Connection, and the Eagle Express convenience store after 7:00 p.m (Weekends after 3:00 p.m). 

$510 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free.

Blue Eagle   

9 meals per week in The Loft. Up to (3) meals can be used per day - Your choice of: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or the option of exchanging meals for select combos on weekdays at Eagle Bistro 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., and at Eagle Eats, Chick-fil-A, Sub Connection, and the Eagle Express convenience store after 7:00 p.m (Weekends after 3:00 p.m). 

$670 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free.

Perfect for apartment residents, commuters, faculty, staff and students who would enjoy an average of four Loft meals per week and also retail options.

Buy Plan Titanium 70 meals per semester in The Loft. $690 Munch Money plus an additional $62 in free money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free. Price: $1,545.00

Buy Plan Platinum 50 meals per semester in The Loft. $530 Munch Money plus an additional $40 in free money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free.

Price: $1,205.00

Buy Plan Gold 31 meals per semester in The Loft. $470 Munch Money plus an additional $36 in free money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free..

Price: $948.00

For apartment or commuter students or faculty and staff who enjoy the convenience and cost-saving benefits of a meal plan without the meals, choose from:

Buy Plan   Commuter Titanium   $1,545 in Munch Money plus an additional $108 in Bonus munch money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free. Price: $1,545.00

Buy Plan   Commuter Platinum   $1,205 Munch Money plus an additional $84 in free money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free. Price: $1,205.00

Buy Plan   Commuter Gold   $948 Munch Money plus an additional $66 in free money which is used for any items sold by food service excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Food purchases made with Munch Money are Tax-Free.

Get rewarded for participating in a meal plan for two prior (consecutive) semesters with $500 off.

Red Reward   14 Meals per week. $450 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food services excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Price: $2,116.00 after discount

White Reward   11 Meals per week. $510 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food services excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Price: $2,116.00 after discount

Blue Reward   9 Meals per week. $670 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food services excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Price: $2,116.00 after discount

YOU Plan   5 Meals per week. $1,230 Munch Money per semester which is used for any items sold by food services excluding Starbucks gift cards and alcohol. Price: $2,116.00 after discount

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USI Open Houses

Event Date: Fall 2024 dates will be posted this summer. Open Houses and Academic events provide students and families additional opportunities to visit our campus. These are also great opportunities to meet other new students interested in similar academic programs, meet faculty members, and gain in-depth knowledge regarding specific programs and applicable majors.

These events do not include class registration. Individual visits are available year-round Monday through Friday and on select Saturdays.   View other visit options.

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7:45 a.m. Check-in, University Center (Light Breakfast) Student Organizations, study abroad, residence life, career services and food service representatives available to answer questions.  8:15 a.m. Welcome, Carter Hall 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Academic Sessions and Campus Tours, Various Locations on Campus USI faculty provide information on academic opportunities. Student Ambassadors provide guided campus tours that depart from your academic interest session.  11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Additional Resources Information, Orr Center  Talk with faculty about academic programs, visit with an admissions counselor, talk to a financial aid counselor,  learn about the Honors Program and more!

All times noted are Central Standard Time.

Health Professions Day

Event Date:  Fall 2024 date will be posted this summer. Health Professions Day incorporates hands-on experiences within our various health professions programs as well as interaction with faculty and current students from USI College of Nursing and Health Professions.

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• Dental Assisting/Dental Hygiene
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• Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapy Assisting
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High School Business Day

Event Date:  Fall 2024 event date will be posted this summer. High School Business Day features both group and individual challenges that allow students to compete for scholarships to the Romain College of Business, gain valuable experience and network with faculty, USI students and local business professionals. Registration Instructions You may register for one or both challenges. If you plan to register for the individual competition, use the individual competition link to register. If you are also participating in the case challenge, you will also be able to register for the case challenge within the individual reservation link. If you only plan to compete in the case challenge, use the case challenge registration form.

  * For students who register after the billing date, billing statements will be generated on or after the 1st of the month and due to the Bursar by the published due date. Students may view their account activity in TouchNet for the most up-to-date balance. ** System availability will end at 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) on the final day

Priority Registration for Fall 2024 is March 25-28

The purpose of the priority registration period is to let eligible students select courses prior to the beginning of the term. Once you complete priority registration, you will have reserved space in the classes for which you have registered. If you were not enrolled in fall 2023 or spring 2024, but have been enrolled previously, visit www.usi.edu/registrar or the Registrar’s Office for undergraduate readmission (812-465-1157 or 800-467-1965, option #3); visit www.usi.edu/graduatestudies or the Graduate Studies office for graduate readmission (812-465-7015). New (incoming) undergraduate students must participate in Screaming Eagles Orientation. Advising and registration is part of the orientation program; refer to the New Student Orientation and Registration    section for details.

Eligible students register online via myUSI (my.usi.edu). Priority registration begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 25, 2024, and progresses according to the schedule below. Students register according to the total of their earned plus currently enrolled hours, and are encouraged to register on their first day of eligibility.

• Eligible students register online, but are urged to first meet with their academic advisor to review their course selection. Contact your advisor to schedule an appointment (subject to availability).
• Many students [degree-seeking undergraduates with less than 30 earned hours (freshmen), students with a GPA less than 2.00, students from certain majors, etc.] will have a registration hold placed on their record and will be eligible for registration only after meeting with their academic advisor to review their course selection and remove the hold.
• Degree-seeking undergraduates should review their degree audit (through myUSI) prior to registration to check their progress toward degree completion and verify acceptable course options.

Login instructions and details about some of the myUSI menu options and functions used for registration, and an overview of myUSI, can be found in the Online Registration    section.

Priority Registration schedule

Students should first meet with their academic advisor before registering. Contact the department of your major to inquire about office hours, advisor availability, and to schedule an appointment. If you’re unable to meet during regular office hours, please inquire about alternative advising options.

If you cannot register on the assigned day, you may do so on any of the subsequent days. New freshmen and transfer students register as part of  Screaming Eagles Orientation   . High School Agreement students register during Open Registration. New non degree-seeking students register during Open Registration.

Open Registration for Fall 2024

Open Registration is the period of time between Priority Registration and the beginning of the semester/term.

Students are encouraged to register at their earliest opportunity. Eligible students who did not take advantage of the March 25-28 priority registration period will have additional opportunities to register during the Open Registration period (refer to the Registration Calendar). Students should first meet with their academic advisor before registering. Contact the department of your major to inquire about office hours, advisor availability, and to schedule an appointment. If you’re unable to meet during regular office hours, please inquire about alternative advising options. Once advised, log on to myUSI to register for classes.

• If you anticipate receiving financial assistance to cover your fees, please register several days before the term’s billing date in order to allow time for the aid to appear on your account.
• Any registration that takes place on/after the first day of the course is considered a Late Registration .

New undergraduate freshman and transfer students are requested to participate in Screaming Eagles Orientation (refer to the New Student Orientation and Registration section). Through Orientation, you will become acquainted with the educational opportunities, facilities, resources and procedures at USI. 

Your first step is to reserve your orientation session. This will be available beginning March 1, 2024 in myUSI in the Admitted Student Task List app or go to  USI.edu/orientation , where you will also find specific information about Screaming Eagles Orientation. For questions email [email protected] or call 812-465-7167 or 800-350-7830.

Graduate students must be deemed eligible by Graduate Studies and accepted to a graduate program by the close of business on the Friday prior to the start of the term in order to register for classes.

Schedule changes

Any student who is registered for a semester/term is eligible for online add/drops and withdrawals for that semester/term. If you need to make changes to your schedule of classes, you can do so online through myUSI through the first week of the semester (refer to the Online Registration    section for web processing details). You also may do so in person at the Registrar’s Office during normal office hours. A 100 percent tuition credit is given for courses dropped online. Check your current balance online (through myUSI) by going to TouchNet. Pay online or visit the Bursar’s Office to settle your account by the bill due date.

Through TouchNet, students are able to access their billing statement, view up-to-date account activity, and pay online. Students may also create authorized users who can access their billing statement and payment information. Students and authorized users will receive an email notification that a billing statement is available online. To access TouchNet, log into MyUSI and clilck on the TouchNet app.  Students must complete one of the following by the due date:

• Pay amount due: either A) use TouchNet to pay online by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover; a processing fee of 2.95 percent of the payment will be charged when paying by credit card); B) pay by eCheck (ACH) from a U.S. checking or savings account; or C) remit payment to the Bursar’s Office by cash, check, or money order.
• Enroll in a payment plan: Use TouchNet to enroll in an interest free  payment plan by the bill due date. The payment plan divides a student’s tuition, fees, resident housing, and books (if charged to the student’s account) into monthly installments.
• If your financial aid displayed on your bill exceeds your total charges, no action is required.

Billing statements are generated on or after the 1st of each month and due to the Bursar’s Office by the published due date. For questions about billing and payments, visit www.usi.edu/bursar or contact the Bursar’s Office; Orr Center lower level; 812-464-1842 or 800-467-1965 (option #4); email [email protected].

Late Registration for Fall 2024

Late Registration begins on the first day of the semester/term.

It is strongly recommended that you register during the published dates of priority registration or during the open registration period. However, if extenuating circumstances prevent you from doing so, you may be allowed to register online during the week of August 19-23. Students should first meet with their academic advisor before registering. Contact the department of your major to inquire about office hours, advisor availability, and to schedule an appointment. If you’re unable to meet during regular office hours, please inquire about alternative advising options. Once advised, log on to myUSI to register for classes.

After completing the late registration process online through myUSI, go to TouchNet to view your balance, enroll in a payment plan, or pay in full.

Only in exceptional circumstances will a student be allowed to late register after the 100% refund period of a course. Any registration taking place after that time requires the completion of a late registration form (with signatures of approval). After completing the late registration process, log on to myUSI and select TouchNet to view your balance and pay fees.

Transactions must be completed by 4:30 p.m. (Central Time) on the final day of any registration, add/drop, withdrawal, or refund period .

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2023-2024 Presidential Scholarship

2023-2024 presidential scholarship information and guidelines.

If all scholarship criteria are met, the Presidential Scholarship guarantees coverage of the instructional costs specified above and includes allowances for food and books. State, private, and other USI institutional gift aid is applied first in meeting these costs and allowances. Students may receive no more gift aid than the maximum covered by this scholarship. Students may receive the Federal Pell grant, student loans and wages from student employment in excess of the maximum Presidential Scholarship award. These awards will be limited by the federal student aid guidelines.

Refundable deposits such as lab breakage fees and housing [damage] deposits are not covered by this scholarship.

If the student enrolls and contracts with USI Residence Life for housing, it is covered at the lowest cost four-person unit rate. Private and semi-private campus housing is not fully covered at this rate. Off-campus housing is not covered. The $200 Housing Pre-payment allowance will be reimbursed to the student once the semester housing allowance is applied provided there are no miscellaneous fees to be covered.

Fees not covered include but not limited to CLEP tests, inoculations, insurance, membership dues and courses not required by the student’s degree program. Extraordinary costs (add-on tuition/fees, travel expense, and side trips) associated with study abroad are not covered by this scholarship. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Assistance for further questions regarding study abroad.

Sample Semester Bill (based on estimated 2023-2024 fees)

Applying for financial aid and scholarships.

All Presidential Scholars are expected to apply for and accept all gift aid for which they are eligible. This includes state, and USI financial aid as well as scholarships from community and private organizations. By doing this, the scholar is supporting the efforts of the University to expand the number of Presidential Scholarships available to new freshmen.

Also, it is worth noting that many freshman scholarships awarded by non-University sources are for one-year only. The aid that USI offers is renewable for a total of 8 consecutive semesters from the date of initial enrollment, or the point at which a student earns his/her first undergraduate degree, whichever comes first.

Annual Financial Aid Requirements

• Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) each year between Oct. 1 and April 15. The FAFSA may be waived after the first year if you do not qualify for Pell Grant or need-based aid and do not want a Direct Loan or Parent PLUS Loan by presenting a copy of the front page of your parent’s federal tax return to the Student Financial Assistance Office.
• Report any private or non-University scholarships by logging into your myUSI at my.usi.edu. Once logged in, select in order the following menu items: Financial Aid Tab, Award, Award for Aid Year, Resources/Additional Information Tab.
• Contact the Program Coordinator in Student Financial Assistance if you plan to enroll in the summer.

Retention and Progression

A minimum of 27 semester hours must be successfully completed each academic year. Scholars must maintain full-time continuous enrollment (minimum of 12 semester hours) in each regular semester (fall/spring). Students may receive the Presidential Scholarship for a maximum of 8 consecutive semesters from the date of initial enrollment, or the point at which a student earns his/her first undergraduate degree, whichever comes first. Under exceptional circumstances, a student may initially petition the Program Coordinator for a "leave of absence" for one semester and at the coordinator’s discretion it may be forwarded to the Presidential Scholarship Committee for further review.

Recipients must maintain a cumulative USI grade point average of 3.2/4.0 for 0-59 semester hours attempted; thereafter, the student must maintain a 3.4 cumulative GPA.

Summer coursework totaling 12 or more semester hours is taken during the 15-week session may receive full scholarship benefits which would count as 1 semester used of the scholarship. Students who enroll in less than 12 semester hours during the summer receive only tuition, instructional fees, and a book allowance of $100 per class.

Internships and Co-op Positions/Study Abroad

Since students placed in co-op positions and internships are generally enrolled in only one or two classes while working, the Presidential Scholarship does not pay for living expenses during these periods. It does pay for tuition and lab fees. If books are required, the scholarship will also pay $100 per class.

Students during a study abroad semester arranged through the USI International Programs and Services office are eligible to receive the housing and meal plan allowance as described in the scholarship policy.

IRS Publication 970

Please take time to review your potential tax liabilities and tax credits by reading IRS Publication 970. This is available from the IRS Web site at www.irs.gov .

All participating students must maintain good standing at USI. Students who are dismissed from the University for any reason, forfeit all entitlement to this scholarship.

Awards are subject to approval based on availability of funding. No cash refunds are made to students from this scholarship.

Students may check their MyUSI account for the most current financial aid information. USI reserves the right to make necessary adjustments. Renewal of this scholarship depends upon future funding. The University reserves the right to change scholarships, policies, and award amounts. The right to correct errors is also reserved.

Questions about the 2023-2024 Presidential Scholarship guidelines?

Contact the Student Financial Assistance office at 812-464-1767 or 800-467-1965; or email [email protected] . Business hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (central time).

Feds find civil rights violations in Southlake, Texas, schools, students' lawyers say

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking to negotiate with the Carroll Independent School District in Southlake, Texas, over four students’ civil rights complaints — which three education law experts say signals that the department has substantiated the students’ allegations of racist and anti-LGBTQ discrimination.

The Education Department’s civil rights enforcement arm described the next steps in its investigation in a letter Monday to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which represents the students. The development comes three years after the civil rights organization filed federal complaints on behalf of students who said Carroll officials failed to protect them from harassment.

The four students, all of whom have either graduated or left the district, reported to the Education Department that they had been subjected to a barrage of racist and homophobic slurs and comments during their years at Carroll. One student said he suffered retaliation after reporting racial harassment to administrators. Another said he contemplated suicide after classmates repeatedly mocked him for his sexual orientation; his family said the district failed to address the bullying.

On Monday, the Education Department notified the NAACP Legal Defense Fund that it had contacted Carroll district officials to begin negotiating a resolution agreement in the four complaints — a step the agency takes only after finding that students’ civil rights have been violated, said Katrina Feldkamp, an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

The Southlake school system — which became the focus of national headlines in 2021 after conservative parents rejected a sweeping plan aimed at preventing discrimination — will now have 90 days to reach an agreement with the Education Department on steps it will take to address problems identified in the student complaints, experts said.

Angela Jones, a Black mother of a former Carroll student who was among those who complained to the Education Department, said she spent years advocating for changes to protect minority students in the affluent North Texas school district. But she was rebuffed by school board members and conservative parents who accused her and others of trying to force a far-left political ideology into classrooms. Jones said she and her family felt validated by the Education Department’s finding.

“They’re saying to the district, ‘You didn’t do it on your own, so we’re going to come in and make some recommendations for you to do it differently,’” Jones said. “I hope they’ll take it seriously, and re-evaluate and negotiate.”

A spokesperson for the Education Department said the agency doesn’t comment on pending cases. Carroll Superintendent Lane Ledbetter and the school board’s president, Cam Bryan, did not respond to messages requesting comment.

The local debate over how to address racism in Carroll schools became a national symbol of the battles over race, gender and sexuality that have swept the country and was featured in the 2021 NBC News podcast series “Southlake.”

The town’s fight began in 2018, after a viral video of white high school students chanting the N-word spurred dozens of Carroll parents and students to come forward with stories of discrimination. After the outcry, the school board appointed a committee of volunteers, including Jones, to come up with strategies to address the problem. The result of their work, the Cultural Competence Action Plan, called for mandatory diversity training for teachers and students and changes to the student handbook explicitly prohibiting harassment on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation, among other changes. Then came the backlash. 

After the plan was released in the summer of 2020, conservative parents and activists — outraged at what they depicted as anti-white and anti-American indoctrination — formed a political action committee called Southlake Families PAC, which promised to defeat the diversity plan and elevate “Judeo-Christian values” in the school district. They raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support a slate of hard-line conservative candidates, launched attack ads accusing their opponents of being radical leftists and, in November 2021, won majority control of the Carroll school board.

Two weeks later, the Education Department opened its initial investigations into student complaints. The total number of civil right investigations at the district would eventually grow to eight. The status of the other four open cases is unclear.

The probes set the stage for a potential conflict between local voters who opposed the diversity plan and federal officials tasked with enforcing federal civil rights laws. Now that the Education Department has initiated the process to negotiate a resolution with the district in four of the complaints, the federal agency could end up requiring Carroll to implement some of the same types of diversity and inclusion programs that Southlake voters have rejected in landslide elections in recent years.

In a video address to the community after the investigations were announced in 2021, Ledbetter, Carroll’s superintendent, said the district would “absolutely comply” if the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) ordered changes. But some local activists have called on the district to fight back against what they see as federal overreach. They have spread unsubstantiated theories that the federal investigation was launched in retaliation against conservatives opposed to critical race theory.

U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, a Republican whose district includes Southlake, wrote a letter in November 2021 to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, co-signed by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn of Texas, expressing fears that the Biden administration was “weaponizing federal resources to intimidate parents who disagree with the policies of this administration.”

In a statement four months later, an Education Department spokesperson said the agency’s work is “in no way retaliatory and OCR serves as a neutral fact-finder with any complaint.”

In the years since gaining control of the school board, members backed by Southlake Families PAC have made changes that diversity advocates say have made the district less inclusive. The board voted in 2022 to eliminate language explicitly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation and religion from the student handbook. And this week, the board adopted a resolution opposing the Biden administration’s decision to expand Title IX protections to LGBTQ students.

Ledbetter and members of the school board did not respond to a question from NBC News about whether it planned to work with the Education Department to reach a voluntary agreement.

W. Scott Lewis, managing partner at TNG, a consulting firm that advises school districts on complying with federal civil rights laws, said that if Carroll fails to reach a voluntary agreement with the Office for Civil Rights on how to address discrimination, the agency could impose changes that Carroll would have to abide by or risk losing federal funding or inviting an investigation by the Department of Justice.

Another approach that the district could take, Lewis said: Carroll could challenge the Education Department’s findings in court. “That’s not typically been very successful,” Lewis said.

Feldkamp, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney, said her clients have asked the Education Department to require Carroll to implement many of the policies that were included in the Cultural Competence Action Plan, including mandatory diversity training for students and staff members.

“We need to send a message that we will not tolerate Black and brown students being pushed out of school, that it is unacceptable for racism and homophobia to win the day and that our public schools actually are supposed to be educational institutions where all students can feel supported and can thrive,” Feldkamp said.

On Wednesday, two community activist groups that had joined the civil rights complaints — the Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition and Cultural & Racial Equity for Every Dragon — sent a letter to Carroll officials calling on the district to agree “to remedies that will address the hostile environment” and “fulfill your responsibility to protect all students.”

Raven Rolle, a 23-year-old Black Carroll graduate and Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition member, said it shouldn’t have taken federal investigations for the district to listen to current and former students like herself who’ve shared stories of harassment. 

“Hopefully it sets a precedent for the kids that are currently there and kids who will be there years from now that these things will never happen again, and if they do, they’ll be dealt with appropriately,” Rolle said.

Mia Mariani, a 19-year-old college student living in Pittsburgh, was among the former Carroll students notified this week that the Education Department was taking action in response to her complaint of anti-LGBTQ bullying at Carroll. 

Mariani, whose story was detailed in the “Southlake” podcast, was bombarded by a torrent of vulgar messages from classmates on social media mocking her gender identity during a social studies class in the spring of 2022. After reporting the abuse, she secretly recorded her meeting with the principal, who argued that the boys who’d harassed her “were just wanting to debate” politics.  After her parents filed a complaint over the school’s handling of the situation, senior Carroll administrators investigated and concluded that Mariani’s complaint did “not satisfy the criteria necessary to constitute bullying.”

Now it appears the Department of Education has found evidence that her rights were violated.

Mariani said she was surprised when she got the news Monday. She’s worked to move on from her experiences in Southlake, she said, but hopes her case leads to changes for current and future students.

“Any change for them,” Mariani said, “is healing for me.”

Mike Hixenbaugh is a senior investigative reporter for NBC News, based in Maryland, and author of "They Came for the Schools." 

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May 15, 2024 - Russia's war in Ukraine

By Heather Chen, Sana Noor Haq, Adrienne Vogt and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN

Our live coverage of  Russia's war in Ukraine has moved here .

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing at the start of a 2-day state visit to China

From CNN's Abel Alvarado

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early Thursday morning local time to begin a two-day state visit to China, according to TASS and Chinese state media CCTV.

Russia is stepping up disinformation campaign against Zelensky, US intelligence shows

From CNN's Alex Marquardt

Russia has stepped up its disinformation efforts to discredit Ukraine’s  President Volodymyr Zelensky  and raise questions about his legitimacy in recent months, US intelligence agencies have observed.

A recently downgraded intelligence assessment shared with CNN says that Russia has seized on various recent events to fuel criticism about Zelensky’s abilities and place as Ukraine’s leader, a senior Biden administration official said in an interview.

Russia has spread disinformation about Zelensky since before the war started but recent intelligence shows “it’s definitely increasing,” the official said.

Russia has highlighted two main areas in this recent disinformation push, the intelligence indicates: Ukraine’s  painful withdrawal  from the eastern city of Avdiivka and the fact that Ukraine postponed its presidential election scheduled for this Spring due to the war.

Wider impacts: The US is more concerned about the impact of the disinformation on countries abroad than on Ukrainians’ confidence in Zelensky, the official said.

“That’s why we’re briefing our allies and partners about this,” the official said. “We want to make sure that this type of Russian disinformation doesn’t take hold and other countries that might not realize, ‘Oh, of course, they can’t hold elections because they’re in a state of martial law as a consequence of Russia’s war.’”

Dive deeper into Russia's disinformation campaign and what it could mean.

Blinken visits Kyiv and reaffirms US support for Ukraine as fighting in Kharkiv intensifies. Here's the latest

From CNN staff

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his trip to Kyiv on Wednesday, where he reaffirmed the Biden administration's support for Ukraine as Russia's advances continue in the Kharkiv region of the country.

Earlier Wednesday, Blinken announced $2 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine and said much-needed ammunition and weapons are being rushed to the front lines. The US State Department acknowledged that the $2 billion in foreign military financing is coming primarily from the recently passed Ukraine Security supplemental and $400 million of it is coming from existing Foreign Military Financing (FMF) that had not previously been allocated to Ukraine.

Blinken also said that the US remains "committed" to helping Ukraine win the war against Russia, but it is not encouraging strikes on Russian territory. Blinken added that Washington strongly supports a Ukrainian peace summit set to take place next month in Switzerland. 

Here are more of the latest headlines:

• Kharkiv and Russian gains: Ukrainian officials suggested further gains by Russian forces on Wednesday in the Kharkiv region, as Moscow continues its push into northeastern Ukraine. The town of Vovchansk, located about 60 kilometers (or about 37 miles) northeast of Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, is seeing some of the most intense battles in areas near the border, with one police official saying Russian forces are already in the town.
• Zelensky: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will halt all international events scheduled for the coming days, his office announced, as Russian troops push into the northeastern Kharkiv region .
• UNICEF report: At least 1,993 children in Ukraine have been killed or wounded since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the UN's children's agency (UNICEF), reiterating calls for a ceasefire. On average, at least two children lose their lives in Ukraine every day, UNICEF reported on Tuesday.

US not encouraging Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, Blinken says 

From CNN's Radina Gigova in London 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US remains "committed" to helping Ukraine win the war against Russia, but it is not encouraging strikes on Russian territory. 

“We’ve not encouraged or enabled strikes outside Ukraine but ultimately Ukraine has to make decisions for itself about how it's going to conduct this war, a war it's conducting in defense of its freedom, of its sovereignty, of its territorial integrity and we’ll continue to back Ukraine with the equipment it needs to succeed," Blinken said on Wednesday during a joint news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minster Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv. 

Blinken also announced that the US will provide an additional $2 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine, adding "we put this together in a first-of-its-kind defense enterprise fund."

The fund will have three components, Blinken said, including:

• Providing weapons for Ukraine now
• Investing in Ukraine's defense industrial base
• Financing military equipment purchases from other countries

"Of course, everyone's eyes are focused on the situation in the east and northeast, Kharkiv in particular. And so the newest support that I just announced, but particularly the $60 billion supplemental, we know is coming at a critical time," Blinken said. 

Zelensky condemns shooting of Slovakia's pro-Russian prime minister

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called a shooting attack on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico "appalling."

"We strongly condemn this act of violence against our neighboring partner state's head of government. Every effort should be made to ensure that violence does not become the norm in any country, form, or sphere," Zelensky wrote in a post on X Wednesday.

Fico was shot multiple times, according to a statement on his official Facebook page, adding he is currently in a life-threatening condition.

"We sincerely hope Robert Fico recovers soon and express our solidarity with the people of Slovakia," Zelensky continued.

For context: Fico won a third term as Slovakian prime minister last October after running a campaign that criticized Western support for Ukraine. Ahead of the election, Fico made no secret of his sympathies toward the Kremlin and blamed “Ukrainian Nazis and fascists” for provoking Vladimir Putin into launching the invasion, repeating the false narrative Russia’s president has used to justify his invasion.

Fico, who began his fourth term last October, has shifted Slovakia’s foreign policy toward pro-Russian positions and initiated reforms in criminal law and media regulations, raising concerns about the erosion of the rule of law.

Fico also had pledged an immediate end to Slovak military support for Ukraine and promised to block Ukraine’s NATO ambitions in what would upend Slovakia’s staunch backing for Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials suggest there are more Russian gains amid ongoing push in Kharkiv region 

From CNN's Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko 

Ukrainian officials suggested further gains by Russian forces on Wednesday in the Kharkiv region, as Moscow continues its push into northeastern Ukraine.

The town of Vovchansk, located about 60 kilometers (or about 37 miles) northeast of Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, is seeing some of the most intense battles in areas near the border, with one police official saying Russian forces are already in the town. 

"The situation in Vovchansk is extremely difficult. The enemy is taking positions on the streets of Vovchansk," said Oleksii Kharkivskyi, chief patrol officer of the Vovchansk Police Department, urging residents to evacuate. 

Gen. Serhii "Marcel" Melnyk, the commander of the Kharkiv city defense forces, also suggested there have been changes in Ukrainian positions in Vovchansk and a possible tactical withdrawal. 

"Heavy fighting is ongoing. In some areas, near Vovchansk and Lukiantsi, Ukrainian defenders were forced to move to more favorable positions to more effectively use their forces and defend the region from the offensive," Melnyk said Wednesday. 

At least 24 people, including four children, were injured as a result of Russian shelling in various parts of the Kharkiv region on Wednesday, Melnyk said.

The Ukrainian monitoring group DeepStateMap indicated on Wednesday that Russian forces have reached northeastern parts of Vovchansk as they continue to push further south into Ukrainian territory. Russian forces have taken control of more than nine villages near the border in recent days. 

Mandatory evacuations continue from all northern border settlements, according to Roman Semenukha, deputy head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. Nearly 8,000 people have been evacuated from these areas since May 10, when Russia launched its push. 

Nearly 2,000 children have been killed or injured since Russia invaded Ukraine, says UNICEF

From CNN's Sana Noor Haq

At least 1,993 children in Ukraine have been killed or wounded since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the UN's children's agency (UNICEF), reiterating calls for a ceasefire.

On average, at least two children lose their lives in Ukraine every day, UNICEF reported on Tuesday.

“Ukraine’s children urgently need safety, stability, access to safe learning, child protection services, and psychosocial support," the agency said in a statement. "More than anything, Ukraine's children need peace."

Mental health impact: The war in Ukraine has "harmfully affected" the mental health and wellbeing of children , UNICEF said, adding that half of teenagers report trouble sleeping. At least one in five suffer intrusive thoughts and flashbacks.

Loss of education: Almost half of children enrolled in school in Ukraine have been robbed of in-person education, according to the report. Nearly one million children across the country cannot access any in-person learning "due to insecurity," UNICEF added.

Earlier this year, CNN reported on Ukrainian children attending newly built bunker schools in the northern city of Kharkiv, as daily Russian strikes rained down overhead.

US secretary of state announces $2 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine

From CNN's Radina Gigova in London

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday the provision of additional $2 billion in foreign military financing for Ukraine and said much-needed weapons and ammunition are being rushed to the front lines. 

"Ukraine is facing this renewed brutal Russian onslaught," Blinken said during a news conference in Kyiv, speaking alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, adding he discussed weapons deliveries with Kuleba and President Volodymyr Zelensky. 

"We are rushing ammunition, armored vehicles, missiles, air defenses. Rushing them to get to the front lines to protect soldiers, to protect civilians," Blinken said, pointing out that air defenses are "a top priority."

Blinken also said Washington strongly supports a Ukrainian peace summit set to take place next month in Switzerland. 

This post has been updated with the latest comments from Blinken.

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